Thanks everybody!  It sure is fun to work with Elly after 16 years of pugs.  It always makes me laugh when trainers say that dogs will do tricks for praise...they obviously never tried training a pug Elly is at least half pug (supposedly) and the treats are a big driver for her, but she seems to genuinely enjoy 'school'.

Clare- roll over was actually really easy to teach Elly because she likes to play on her back and loves belly rubs so she does not object to being on her back, some dogs just don't like it. I'll try and make a short vid and show how I learned in one of our classes.  Roll over is really good for core strength. 

Sally- I have to give lots of credit to the instructors and classes we have taken, I've learned so much about training.

Kathi- doesn't Ollie get the paper and slippers?  Those are pretty good tricks.  Elly will get one of my slippers but only when I am in the shower and she usually takes it downstairs.

Rene- I used my GoPro on a stick.  I've been thinking about filming some of our balance stuff mostly so I can see how she is doing and how she plants her feet so I have been playing around with angles.

The most useful thing I taught her is 'tag' which for us means touching something with her nose.  I've used that to get her over her fear of plastic bags and her fear of going under things.

The hardest thing I have taught her so far is 'bow'.  It took me months of trying before I figured out how to get her to understand what I wanted.

Karen